diff --git a/fs/attr.c b/fs/attr.c
index 21071279e216..3a2773cc2acc 100644
--- a/fs/attr.c
+++ b/fs/attr.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int notify_change2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr *
 			return -EPERM;
 
 		if (!inode_owner_or_capable(inode)) {
-			error = inode_permission2(mnt, inode, MAY_WRITE);
+			error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e438bf91a54b..cece8c14f377 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_old_exec);
 void would_dump(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	if (inode_permission2(file->f_path.mnt, inode, MAY_READ) < 0) {
+	if (inode_permission(inode, MAY_READ) < 0) {
 		struct user_namespace *old, *user_ns;
 		bprm->interp_flags |= BINPRM_FLAGS_ENFORCE_NONDUMP;
 
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 8492dc67fc3c..f5ede3010524 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -382,11 +382,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_permission);
  * flag in inode->i_opflags, that says "this has not special
  * permission function, use the fast case".
  */
-static inline int do_inode_permission(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode, int mask)
+static inline int do_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!(inode->i_opflags & IOP_FASTPERM))) {
-		if (likely(mnt && inode->i_op->permission2))
-			return inode->i_op->permission2(mnt, inode, mask);
 		if (likely(inode->i_op->permission))
 			return inode->i_op->permission(inode, mask);
 
@@ -419,8 +417,7 @@ static int sb_permission(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode, int mask)
 }
 
 /**
- * inode_permission2 - Check for access rights to a given inode
- * @mnt:
+ * inode_permission - Check for access rights to a given inode
  * @inode: Inode to check permission on
  * @mask: Right to check for (%MAY_READ, %MAY_WRITE, %MAY_EXEC)
  *
@@ -430,7 +427,7 @@ static int sb_permission(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode, int mask)
  *
  * When checking for MAY_APPEND, MAY_WRITE must also be set in @mask.
  */
-int inode_permission2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode, int mask)
+int inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int retval;
 
@@ -454,7 +451,7 @@ int inode_permission2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode, int mask)
 			return -EACCES;
 	}
 
-	retval = do_inode_permission(mnt, inode, mask);
+	retval = do_inode_permission(inode, mask);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
@@ -462,14 +459,7 @@ int inode_permission2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	retval = security_inode_permission(inode, mask);
-	return retval;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_permission2);
-
-int inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	return inode_permission2(NULL, inode, mask);
+	return security_inode_permission(inode, mask);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_permission);
 
@@ -1788,13 +1778,13 @@ static struct dentry *lookup_slow(const struct qstr *name,
 static inline int may_lookup(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU) {
-		int err = inode_permission2(nd->path.mnt, nd->inode, MAY_EXEC|MAY_NOT_BLOCK);
+		int err = inode_permission(nd->inode, MAY_EXEC|MAY_NOT_BLOCK);
 		if (err != -ECHILD)
 			return err;
 		if (unlazy_walk(nd))
 			return -ECHILD;
 	}
-	return inode_permission2(nd->path.mnt, nd->inode, MAY_EXEC);
+	return inode_permission(nd->inode, MAY_EXEC);
 }
 
 static inline int handle_dots(struct nameidata *nd, int type)
@@ -2550,8 +2540,8 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
 
-static int lookup_one_len_common(const char *name, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-				 struct dentry *base, int len, struct qstr *this)
+static int lookup_one_len_common(const char *name, struct dentry *base,
+				 int len, struct qstr *this)
 {
 	this->name = name;
 	this->len = len;
@@ -2579,7 +2569,7 @@ static int lookup_one_len_common(const char *name, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	return inode_permission2(mnt, base->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
+	return inode_permission(base->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2603,7 +2593,7 @@ struct dentry *try_lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!inode_is_locked(base->d_inode));
 
-	err = lookup_one_len_common(name, NULL, base, len, &this);
+	err = lookup_one_len_common(name, base, len, &this);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
@@ -2622,7 +2612,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_lookup_one_len);
  *
  * The caller must hold base->i_mutex.
  */
-struct dentry *lookup_one_len2(const char *name, struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *base, int len)
+struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct qstr this;
@@ -2630,19 +2620,13 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_len2(const char *name, struct vfsmount *mnt, struct de
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!inode_is_locked(base->d_inode));
 
-	err = lookup_one_len_common(name, mnt, base, len, &this);
+	err = lookup_one_len_common(name, base, len, &this);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
 	dentry = lookup_dcache(&this, base, 0);
 	return dentry ? dentry : __lookup_slow(&this, base, 0);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one_len2);
-
-struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *name, struct dentry *base, int len)
-{
-	return lookup_one_len2(name, NULL, base, len);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lookup_one_len);
 
 /**
@@ -2664,7 +2648,7 @@ struct dentry *lookup_one_len_unlocked(const char *name,
 	int err;
 	struct dentry *ret;
 
-	err = lookup_one_len_common(name, NULL, base, len, &this);
+	err = lookup_one_len_common(name, base, len, &this);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
@@ -2888,7 +2872,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__check_sticky);
  * 11. We don't allow removal of NFS sillyrenamed files; it's handled by
  *     nfs_async_unlink().
  */
-static int may_delete(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *victim, bool isdir)
+static int may_delete(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *victim, bool isdir)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(victim);
 	int error;
@@ -2905,7 +2889,7 @@ static int may_delete(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *vi
 
 	audit_inode_child(dir, victim, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_DELETE);
 
-	error = inode_permission2(mnt, dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
+	error = inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	if (IS_APPEND(dir))
@@ -2937,7 +2921,7 @@ static int may_delete(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *vi
  *  4. We should have write and exec permissions on dir
  *  5. We can't do it if dir is immutable (done in permission())
  */
-static inline int may_create(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *child)
+static inline int may_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *child)
 {
 	struct user_namespace *s_user_ns;
 	audit_inode_child(dir, child, AUDIT_TYPE_CHILD_CREATE);
@@ -2949,7 +2933,7 @@ static inline int may_create(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct den
 	if (!kuid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, current_fsuid()) ||
 	    !kgid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, current_fsgid()))
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
-	return inode_permission2(mnt, dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
+	return inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2996,10 +2980,10 @@ void unlock_rename(struct dentry *p1, struct dentry *p2)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unlock_rename);
 
-int vfs_create2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		umode_t mode, bool want_excl)
+int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
+		bool want_excl)
 {
-	int error = may_create(mnt, dir, dentry);
+	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -3015,21 +2999,14 @@ int vfs_create2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_create2);
-
-int vfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
-		bool want_excl)
-{
-	return vfs_create2(NULL, dir, dentry, mode, want_excl);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_create);
 
-int vfs_mkobj2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
+int vfs_mkobj(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		int (*f)(struct dentry *, umode_t, void *),
 		void *arg)
 {
 	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
-	int error = may_create(mnt, dir, dentry);
+	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -3043,15 +3020,6 @@ int vfs_mkobj2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mkobj2);
-
-
-int vfs_mkobj(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
-		int (*f)(struct dentry *, umode_t, void *),
-		void *arg)
-{
-	return vfs_mkobj2(NULL, dentry, mode, f, arg);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mkobj);
 
 bool may_open_dev(const struct path *path)
@@ -3063,7 +3031,6 @@ bool may_open_dev(const struct path *path)
 static int may_open(const struct path *path, int acc_mode, int flag)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = path->mnt;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int error;
 
@@ -3088,7 +3055,7 @@ static int may_open(const struct path *path, int acc_mode, int flag)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	error = inode_permission2(mnt, inode, MAY_OPEN | acc_mode);
+	error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_OPEN | acc_mode);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -3150,7 +3117,7 @@ static int may_o_create(const struct path *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t m
 	    !kgid_has_mapping(s_user_ns, current_fsgid()))
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 
-	error = inode_permission2(dir->mnt, dir->dentry->d_inode, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
+	error = inode_permission(dir->dentry->d_inode, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -3560,8 +3527,7 @@ struct dentry *vfs_tmpfile(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, int open_flag)
 	int error;
 
 	/* we want directory to be writable */
-	error = inode_permission2(ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP), dir,
-					MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
+	error = inode_permission(dir, MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_err;
 	error = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -3815,9 +3781,9 @@ inline struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_create);
 
-int vfs_mknod2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
+int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
-	int error = may_create(mnt, dir, dentry);
+	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -3841,12 +3807,6 @@ int vfs_mknod2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, u
 		fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mknod2);
-
-int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
-{
-	return vfs_mknod2(NULL, dir, dentry, mode, dev);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mknod);
 
 static int may_mknod(umode_t mode)
@@ -3889,12 +3849,12 @@ long do_mknodat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, umode_t mode,
 		goto out;
 	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case 0: case S_IFREG:
-			error = vfs_create2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,true);
+			error = vfs_create(path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,true);
 			if (!error)
 				ima_post_path_mknod(dentry);
 			break;
 		case S_IFCHR: case S_IFBLK:
-			error = vfs_mknod2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,
+			error = vfs_mknod(path.dentry->d_inode,dentry,mode,
 					new_decode_dev(dev));
 			break;
 		case S_IFIFO: case S_IFSOCK:
@@ -3921,9 +3881,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mknod, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode, unsigned, d
 	return do_mknodat(AT_FDCWD, filename, mode, dev);
 }
 
-int vfs_mkdir2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
+int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
-	int error = may_create(mnt, dir, dentry);
+	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 	unsigned max_links = dir->i_sb->s_max_links;
 
 	if (error)
@@ -3945,12 +3905,6 @@ int vfs_mkdir2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, u
 		fsnotify_mkdir(dir, dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mkdir2);
-
-int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
-{
-	return vfs_mkdir2(NULL, dir, dentry, mode);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_mkdir);
 
 long do_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, umode_t mode)
@@ -3969,7 +3923,7 @@ long do_mkdirat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, umode_t mode)
 		mode &= ~current_umask();
 	error = security_path_mkdir(&path, dentry, mode);
 	if (!error)
-		error = vfs_mkdir2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
+		error = vfs_mkdir(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
@@ -3988,9 +3942,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mkdir, const char __user *, pathname, umode_t, mode)
 	return do_mkdirat(AT_FDCWD, pathname, mode);
 }
 
-int vfs_rmdir2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	int error = may_delete(mnt, dir, dentry, 1);
+	int error = may_delete(dir, dentry, 1);
 
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -4025,12 +3979,6 @@ int vfs_rmdir2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		d_delete(dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rmdir2);
-
-int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	return vfs_rmdir2(NULL, dir, dentry);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rmdir);
 
 long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
@@ -4076,7 +4024,7 @@ long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 	error = security_path_rmdir(&path, dentry);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit3;
-	error = vfs_rmdir2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+	error = vfs_rmdir(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
 exit3:
 	dput(dentry);
 exit2:
@@ -4115,10 +4063,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(rmdir, const char __user *, pathname)
  * be appropriate for callers that expect the underlying filesystem not
  * to be NFS exported.
  */
-int vfs_unlink2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct inode **delegated_inode)
+int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct inode **delegated_inode)
 {
 	struct inode *target = dentry->d_inode;
-	int error = may_delete(mnt, dir, dentry, 0);
+	int error = may_delete(dir, dentry, 0);
 
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -4153,12 +4101,6 @@ int vfs_unlink2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_unlink2);
-
-int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct inode **delegated_inode)
-{
-	return vfs_unlink2(NULL, dir, dentry, delegated_inode);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_unlink);
 
 /*
@@ -4204,7 +4146,7 @@ long do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name)
 		error = security_path_unlink(&path, dentry);
 		if (error)
 			goto exit2;
-		error = vfs_unlink2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, &delegated_inode);
+		error = vfs_unlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, &delegated_inode);
 exit2:
 		dput(dentry);
 	}
@@ -4254,9 +4196,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(unlink, const char __user *, pathname)
 	return do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, getname(pathname));
 }
 
-int vfs_symlink2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
+int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
 {
-	int error = may_create(mnt, dir, dentry);
+	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -4273,12 +4215,6 @@ int vfs_symlink2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_symlink2);
-
-int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
-{
-	return vfs_symlink2(NULL, dir, dentry, oldname);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_symlink);
 
 long do_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
@@ -4301,7 +4237,7 @@ long do_symlinkat(const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
 
 	error = security_path_symlink(&path, dentry, from->name);
 	if (!error)
-		error = vfs_symlink2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from->name);
+		error = vfs_symlink(path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from->name);
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
@@ -4342,7 +4278,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(symlink, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newn
  * be appropriate for callers that expect the underlying filesystem not
  * to be NFS exported.
  */
-int vfs_link2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_dentry, struct inode **delegated_inode)
+int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_dentry, struct inode **delegated_inode)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 	unsigned max_links = dir->i_sb->s_max_links;
@@ -4351,7 +4287,7 @@ int vfs_link2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir
 	if (!inode)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	error = may_create(mnt, dir, new_dentry);
+	error = may_create(dir, new_dentry);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -4401,12 +4337,6 @@ int vfs_link2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir
 		fsnotify_link(dir, inode, new_dentry);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_link2);
-
-int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_dentry, struct inode **delegated_inode)
-{
-	return vfs_link2(NULL, old_dentry, dir, new_dentry, delegated_inode);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_link);
 
 /*
@@ -4462,7 +4392,7 @@ int do_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
 	error = security_path_link(old_path.dentry, &new_path, new_dentry);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_dput;
-	error = vfs_link2(old_path.mnt, old_path.dentry, new_path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry, &delegated_inode);
+	error = vfs_link(old_path.dentry, new_path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry, &delegated_inode);
 out_dput:
 	done_path_create(&new_path, new_dentry);
 	if (delegated_inode) {
@@ -4544,8 +4474,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(link, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newname
  *	   ->i_mutex on parents, which works but leads to some truly excessive
  *	   locking].
  */
-int vfs_rename2(struct vfsmount *mnt,
-	       struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
+int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	       struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
 	       struct inode **delegated_inode, unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -4560,19 +4489,19 @@ int vfs_rename2(struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	if (source == target)
 		return 0;
 
-	error = may_delete(mnt, old_dir, old_dentry, is_dir);
+	error = may_delete(old_dir, old_dentry, is_dir);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
 	if (!target) {
-		error = may_create(mnt, new_dir, new_dentry);
+		error = may_create(new_dir, new_dentry);
 	} else {
 		new_is_dir = d_is_dir(new_dentry);
 
 		if (!(flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE))
-			error = may_delete(mnt, new_dir, new_dentry, is_dir);
+			error = may_delete(new_dir, new_dentry, is_dir);
 		else
-			error = may_delete(mnt, new_dir, new_dentry, new_is_dir);
+			error = may_delete(new_dir, new_dentry, new_is_dir);
 	}
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -4586,12 +4515,12 @@ int vfs_rename2(struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	 */
 	if (new_dir != old_dir) {
 		if (is_dir) {
-			error = inode_permission2(mnt, source, MAY_WRITE);
+			error = inode_permission(source, MAY_WRITE);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
 		}
 		if ((flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE) && new_is_dir) {
-			error = inode_permission2(mnt, target, MAY_WRITE);
+			error = inode_permission(target, MAY_WRITE);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
 		}
@@ -4668,14 +4597,6 @@ int vfs_rename2(struct vfsmount *mnt,
 
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rename2);
-
-int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
-	       struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
-	       struct inode **delegated_inode, unsigned int flags)
-{
-	return vfs_rename2(NULL, old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry, delegated_inode, flags);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rename);
 
 static int do_renameat2(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
@@ -4789,7 +4710,7 @@ static int do_renameat2(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname, int newdfd,
 				     &new_path, new_dentry, flags);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit5;
-	error = vfs_rename2(old_path.mnt, old_path.dentry->d_inode, old_dentry,
+	error = vfs_rename(old_path.dentry->d_inode, old_dentry,
 			   new_path.dentry->d_inode, new_dentry,
 			   &delegated_inode, flags);
 exit5:
@@ -4840,7 +4761,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(rename, const char __user *, oldname, const char __user *, newna
 
 int vfs_whiteout(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	int error = may_create(NULL, dir, dentry);
+	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 06c57294f231..69054886915b 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int fanotify_find_path(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 	}
 
 	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
-	ret = inode_permission2(path->mnt, path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
+	ret = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
 	if (ret)
 		path_put(path);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index fcfc9087be7e..97a51690338e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int inotify_find_inode(const char __user *dirname, struct path *path, uns
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	/* you can only watch an inode if you have read permissions on it */
-	error = inode_permission2(path->mnt, path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
+	error = inode_permission(path->dentry->d_inode, MAY_READ);
 	if (error)
 		path_put(path);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index b14aef04ee01..c87d702409ee 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ long vfs_truncate(const struct path *path, loff_t length)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = inode_permission2(mnt, inode, MAY_WRITE);
+	error = inode_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE);
 	if (error)
 		goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
 
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ long do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 	struct cred *override_cred;
 	struct path path;
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int res;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
 
@@ -409,7 +408,6 @@ long do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 		goto out;
 
 	inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
-	mnt = path.mnt;
 
 	if ((mode & MAY_EXEC) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		/*
@@ -421,7 +419,7 @@ long do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode)
 			goto out_path_release;
 	}
 
-	res = inode_permission2(mnt, inode, mode | MAY_ACCESS);
+	res = inode_permission(inode, mode | MAY_ACCESS);
 	/* SuS v2 requires we report a read only fs too */
 	if (res || !(mode & S_IWOTH) || special_file(inode->i_mode))
 		goto out_path_release;
@@ -470,7 +468,7 @@ int ksys_chdir(const char __user *filename)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = inode_permission2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
+	error = inode_permission(path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
@@ -504,8 +502,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(fchdir, unsigned int, fd)
 	if (!d_can_lookup(f.file->f_path.dentry))
 		goto out_putf;
 
-	error = inode_permission2(f.file->f_path.mnt, file_inode(f.file),
-				MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
+	error = inode_permission(file_inode(f.file), MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
 	if (!error)
 		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &f.file->f_path);
 out_putf:
@@ -524,7 +521,7 @@ int ksys_chroot(const char __user *filename)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = inode_permission2(path.mnt, path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
+	error = inode_permission(path.dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC | MAY_CHDIR);
 	if (error)
 		goto dput_and_out;
 
diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index fd7bafb7acea..9019e8a6d870 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ xattr_permission(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int mask)
 			return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	return inode_permission2(ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP), inode, mask);
+	return inode_permission(inode, mask);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 09476d0a3e14..1a32304666cd 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1692,21 +1692,13 @@ extern bool inode_owner_or_capable(const struct inode *inode);
  * VFS helper functions..
  */
 extern int vfs_create(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, bool);
-extern int vfs_create2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, bool);
 extern int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
-extern int vfs_mkdir2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
 extern int vfs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, dev_t);
-extern int vfs_mknod2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, dev_t);
 extern int vfs_symlink(struct inode *, struct dentry *, const char *);
-extern int vfs_symlink2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, const char *);
 extern int vfs_link(struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode **);
-extern int vfs_link2(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode **);
 extern int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
-extern int vfs_rmdir2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern int vfs_unlink(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode **);
-extern int vfs_unlink2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode **);
 extern int vfs_rename(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode **, unsigned int);
-extern int vfs_rename2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode **, unsigned int);
 extern int vfs_whiteout(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 
 extern struct dentry *vfs_tmpfile(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
@@ -1715,9 +1707,6 @@ extern struct dentry *vfs_tmpfile(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 int vfs_mkobj(struct dentry *, umode_t,
 		int (*f)(struct dentry *, umode_t, void *),
 		void *);
-int vfs_mkobj2(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, umode_t,
-		int (*f)(struct dentry *, umode_t, void *),
-		void *);
 
 extern long vfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 
@@ -1853,7 +1842,6 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	struct dentry * (*lookup) (struct inode *,struct dentry *, unsigned int);
 	const char * (*get_link) (struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct delayed_call *);
 	int (*permission) (struct inode *, int);
-	int (*permission2) (struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, int);
 	struct posix_acl * (*get_acl)(struct inode *, int);
 
 	int (*readlink) (struct dentry *, char __user *,int);
@@ -2866,7 +2854,6 @@ extern sector_t bmap(struct inode *, sector_t);
 extern int notify_change(struct dentry *, struct iattr *, struct inode **);
 extern int notify_change2(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct iattr *, struct inode **);
 extern int inode_permission(struct inode *, int);
-extern int inode_permission2(struct vfsmount *, struct inode *, int);
 extern int generic_permission(struct inode *, int);
 extern int __check_sticky(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 788f3cbc12b7..a78606e8e3df 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ extern int kern_path_mountpoint(int, const char *, struct path *, unsigned int);
 
 extern struct dentry *try_lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
 extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
-extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len2(const char *, struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *, int);
 extern struct dentry *lookup_one_len_unlocked(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
 
 extern int follow_down_one(struct path *);
diff --git a/ipc/mqueue.c b/ipc/mqueue.c
index 75b10fe0bd79..46d0265423f5 100644
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static void remove_notification(struct mqueue_inode_info *info)
 	info->notify_user_ns = NULL;
 }
 
-static int prepare_open(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, int oflag, int ro,
+static int prepare_open(struct dentry *dentry, int oflag, int ro,
 			umode_t mode, struct filename *name,
 			struct mq_attr *attr)
 {
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int prepare_open(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, int oflag,
 		if (ro)
 			return ro;
 		audit_inode_parent_hidden(name, dentry->d_parent);
-		return vfs_mkobj2(mnt, dentry, mode & ~current_umask(),
+		return vfs_mkobj(dentry, mode & ~current_umask(),
 				  mqueue_create_attr, attr);
 	}
 	/* it already existed */
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static int prepare_open(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, int oflag,
 	if ((oflag & O_ACCMODE) == (O_RDWR | O_WRONLY))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	acc = oflag2acc[oflag & O_ACCMODE];
-	return inode_permission2(mnt, d_inode(dentry), acc);
+	return inode_permission(d_inode(dentry), acc);
 }
 
 static int do_mq_open(const char __user *u_name, int oflag, umode_t mode,
@@ -786,13 +786,13 @@ static int do_mq_open(const char __user *u_name, int oflag, umode_t mode,
 
 	ro = mnt_want_write(mnt);	/* we'll drop it in any case */
 	inode_lock(d_inode(root));
-	path.dentry = lookup_one_len2(name->name, mnt, root, strlen(name->name));
+	path.dentry = lookup_one_len(name->name, root, strlen(name->name));
 	if (IS_ERR(path.dentry)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(path.dentry);
 		goto out_putfd;
 	}
 	path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
-	error = prepare_open(path.mnt, path.dentry, oflag, ro, mode, name, attr);
+	error = prepare_open(path.dentry, oflag, ro, mode, name, attr);
 	if (!error) {
 		struct file *file = dentry_open(&path, oflag, current_cred());
 		if (!IS_ERR(file))
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mq_unlink, const char __user *, u_name)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_name;
 	inode_lock_nested(d_inode(mnt->mnt_root), I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	dentry = lookup_one_len2(name->name, mnt, mnt->mnt_root,
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name->name, mnt->mnt_root,
 				strlen(name->name));
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mq_unlink, const char __user *, u_name)
 		err = -ENOENT;
 	} else {
 		ihold(inode);
-		err = vfs_unlink2(mnt, d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry, NULL);
+		err = vfs_unlink(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry, NULL);
 	}
 	dput(dentry);
 
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 0107dc7d3232..829f15672e01 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static struct dentry *securityfs_create_dentry(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	dir = d_inode(parent);
 
 	inode_lock(dir);
-	dentry = lookup_one_len2(name, mount, parent, strlen(name));
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out;